National

Rheumatology Service waiting times across England

Every NHS hospital that publishes data for this specialty, ranked by shortest median wait. Data through March 2026. NHS source.

132

Trusts

112,400

On the list

8 wks

National median

70%

Within 18 weeks

What this means for you

Wait times for Rheumatology Service vary by 35 weeks across England

Fastest: HOMERTON HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST — 1-week wait.
Slowest: MODALITY LLP — 36-week wait.
18-week target: 70% of patients seen within 18 weeks — below the NHS Constitution standard of 92%.

Use NHS Right to Choose to switch trusts — your GP cannot refuse a non-clinical switch under the NHS Constitution.

National median wait — 12 months

Median of trust-level medians across all NHS providers (proxy for true national median; methodology limitation noted on /methodology).

Source: NHS England RTT · Analysis: Doctor Data Ltd

Ranked NHS hospitals — shortest wait first

Showing all 132 trusts with published Rheumatology Service data. Want to filter by distance from your postcode? Search by postcode →

Wait times for Rheumatology Service vary by 35 weeks across England

National median wait — 12 months

Ranked NHS hospitals — shortest wait first

HOMERTON HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

MANCHESTER SURGICAL SERVICES LTD

BARNSLEY HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

MAIDSTONE AND TUNBRIDGE WELLS NHS TRUST

KINGSTON AND RICHMOND NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

THE SHREWSBURY AND TELFORD HOSPITAL NHS TRUST

LONDON NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST

UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS COVENTRY AND WARWICKSHIRE NHS TRUST

SHERWOOD FOREST HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

ROWLEY HALL HOSPITAL

GEORGE ELIOT HOSPITAL NHS TRUST

LONDON INDEPENDENT HOSPITAL

HAMPSHIRE AND ISLE OF WIGHT HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

EPSOMEDICAL GROUP

GREAT WESTERN HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

ROYAL SURREY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

SANDWELL AND WEST BIRMINGHAM HOSPITALS NHS TRUST

WORCESTERSHIRE ACUTE HOSPITALS NHS TRUST

BEDFORDSHIRE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

ROYAL CORNWALL HOSPITALS NHS TRUST

UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS PLYMOUTH NHS TRUST

HARROGATE AND DISTRICT NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

FRIMLEY HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

WEST SUFFOLK NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

PORTSMOUTH HOSPITALS UNIVERSITY NHS TRUST

THE ROBERT JONES AND AGNES HUNT ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

CORA HEALTH MSK (FORMERLY CONNECT HEALTH LTD)

ISLE OF WIGHT NHS TRUST

BARTS HEALTH NHS TRUST

BRADFORD TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

SOUTH WARWICKSHIRE UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

COUNTESS OF CHESTER HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

KING'S COLLEGE HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

WHITTINGTON HEALTH NHS TRUST

UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

MIDLANDS PARTNERSHIP UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

THE NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF DERBY AND BURTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

OXFORD UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

LANCASHIRE & SOUTH CUMBRIA NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

BUCKINGHAMSHIRE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST

IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST

LEWISHAM AND GREENWICH NHS TRUST

ROYAL DEVON UNIVERSITY HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

THE DUDLEY GROUP NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

ASHFORD AND ST PETER'S HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

TAMESIDE AND GLOSSOP INTEGRATED CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

DORKING HEALTHCARE LIMITED (DHC)

NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST

BOLTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

THE ROTHERHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BRISTOL AND WESTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

WRIGHTINGTON, WIGAN AND LEIGH TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

NORTHUMBRIA HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

GATESHEAD HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

ROYAL NATIONAL ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL NHS TRUST

UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SOUTHAMPTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

AIREDALE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

ROYAL BERKSHIRE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

YORK AND SCARBOROUGH TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

NUFFIELD HEALTH THE HOLLY HOSPITAL

JAMES PAGET UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

EAST SUSSEX HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST

MEDEFER

UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS DORSET NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

THE ROYAL WOLVERHAMPTON NHS TRUST

WYE VALLEY NHS TRUST

SOUTH TYNESIDE AND SUNDERLAND NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

NORTH TEES AND HARTLEPOOL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

CORA HEALTH DIAGNOSTICS (FORMERLY HEALTHSHARE DIAGNOSTICS)

UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF MORECAMBE BAY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

SURREY AND SUSSEX HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST

MID YORKSHIRE TEACHING NHS TRUST